2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Entry into the broadcast news sequence is limited to students in the Department of Telecommunication who have placed in a competitive entrance exam. Contact the department office to determine when the exam is given.
Telecommunication News
Telecommunication Production
Telecommunication Management
* Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take at least two Reporting professional electives:
*Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take at least two Production professional electives:
*Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take one Management professional elective:
Any professional work beyond 44 hours must be added to the 124 hours required for graduation, unless a student has earned 80 credit hours of non-college work.
| Telecommunication |
| College: Journalism and Communications |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for the Degree: 124 |
| Specializations: Telecommunication News, Telecommunication Production, Telecommunication Management |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: www.jou.ufl.edu/academic/telecom |
Entry into the broadcast news sequence is limited to students in the Department of Telecommunication who have placed in a competitive entrance exam. Contact the department office to determine when the exam is given.
Semester 1:
- 2.8 GPA on all work at all institutions
Semester 2:
- 3.0 GPA on all work at all institutions for semesters 2-4
- Complete 2 of 7 critical courses - AMH 2010, AMH 2020, POS 2041, (POS 2112 or INR 2001 or CPO 2001), approved English elective, (MMC 2100 or RTV 2100), RTV 3000
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional course
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| ENC 1101 Introduction to College Writing (GE) * | 3 |
| POS 2112 American State and Local Government (GE–S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE) * | 3 |
| AMH 2010 United States to 1877 (GE–H) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| Mathematics (GE) * | 3 |
| POS 2041 American Federal Government (GE–S) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE) | 3 |
| English elective * | 3 |
| AMH 2020 United States Since 1877 (GE–H) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Foreign language or quantitative option | 3-5 |
| English elective * | 3 |
| RTV 3000 Introduction to Telecommunication * | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| Foreign language or quantitative option | 3-5 |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE–S) | 3 |
| SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking or ORI 2000 Oral Performance of Literature 1 | 3 |
| RTV 2100 Writing for Electronic Media * | 3 |
| Elective outside college | 3 |
| Total | 15-17 |
Telecommunication News
Telecommunication Production
Telecommunication Management
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| RTV 3405 Television and American Society | 3 |
| RTV 3303 Electronic News and Reporting 1 * | 3 |
| Outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| RTV 3283 Writing and Reporting for Interactive Media | 3 |
| RTV 3305 Investigative Reporting for Broadcast Journalists | 3 |
| RTV 4301 Electronic News and Reporting 2 | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology or SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE–S) | 3 |
| Outside concentration | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
For semesters 7-8, students must complete two professional courses.
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| MMC 4200 Law of Mass Communication or RTV 4700 Telecommunication Law and Regulation | 3 |
| Reporting professional elective ** | 3 |
| Elective outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| RTV 4302 Advanced TV Reporting | 3 |
| RTV 4931 Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication | 3 |
| Reporting professional elective ** | 3 |
| Elective outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
* Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take at least two Reporting professional electives:
| RTV 4302 Advanced TV Reporting | 3 |
| RTV 3304 Advanced Radio Reporting | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| RTV 3101 Advanced Writing for Electronic Media | 3 |
| RTV 3200 Fundamentals of Production | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology or SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE–S) | 3 |
| Outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| RTV 3320 Electronic Field Production | 3 |
| RTV 3405 Television and American Society | 3 |
| Outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
For semesters 7-8, students must complete two professional courses.
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| RTV 4929C Senior Advanced Workshop in Telecommunication Production | 3 |
| MMC 4200 Law of Mass Communication or RTV 4700 Telecommunication Law and Regulation | 3 |
| Production professional elective ** | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| RTV 4500 Telecommunication Programming | 3 |
| RTV 4931 Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication | 3 |
| Production professional elective ** | 3 |
| Elective outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
*Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take at least two Production professional electives:
| RTV 4273 Electronic News Producing and Management | 3 |
| RTV 4274 Special News Projects (minimum of 3 credits) | 3-6 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| RTV 3200 Fundamentals of Production | 3 |
| ADV 3000 Elements of Advertising | 3 |
| Business outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| RTV 3405 Television and American Society | 3 |
| RTV 4500 Telecommunication Programming | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology or SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology (GE–S) | 3 |
| Management professional elective | 3 |
| Business outside concentration | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
For semesters 7-8, students must complete two professional courses.
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| RTV 4506 Telecommunication Research | 3 |
| MMC 4200 Law of Mass Communication or RTV 4700 Telecommunication Law and Regulation | 3 |
| Business outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| RTV 4800 Telecommunication Planning and Operations | 3 |
| RTV 4931 Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication | 3 |
| Business outside concentration | 3 |
| Electives outside college | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
*Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
** Take one Management professional elective:
| RTV 3101 Advanced Writing for Electronic Media | 3 |
| RTV 4420 New Media Systems | 3 |
| RTV 5702 Telecommunication Regulations | 3 |
| ADV 3502 Advertising Sales | 3 |
| ADV 4300 Media Planning | 3 |
Any professional work beyond 44 hours must be added to the 124 hours required for graduation, unless a student has earned 80 credit hours of non-college work.